AP Poll
The Associated Press (AP) preseason poll was released August 18, 2006. The AP Poll is the oldest poll still in use and is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. This season was the second season since the inception of the BCS that the AP Poll was not included in the BCS formula. The AP ordered a cease and desist to stop the BCS from using their poll and the BCS complied and created the Harris Interactive Poll in response. The poll operates identically to the Coaches and Harris Polls, except there is no inclusion into the BCS.
After week 12, AP voter Jim Kleinpeter of the New Orleans Times-Picayune was removed on November 15, 2006 for erroneously lowering Oklahoma despite their win over Texas Tech.
| Week 1 Aug 18 |
Week 2 Sept 2 |
Week 3 Sept 9 |
Week 4 Sept 16 |
Week 5 Sept 23 |
Week 6 Sept 30 |
Week 7 Oct 7 |
Week 8 Oct 14 |
Week 9 Oct 21 |
Week 10 Oct 28 |
Week 11 Nov 4 |
Week 12 Nov 11 |
Week 13 Nov 18 |
Week 14 Nov 25 |
Week 15 Dec 2 |
Week 16 Final |
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| 1. | Ohio State (35) | Ohio State (39) (1–0) | Ohio State (59) (2–0) | Ohio State (59) (3–0) | Ohio State (59) (4–0) | Ohio State (62) (5–0) | Ohio State (63) (6–0) | Ohio State (63) (7–0) | Ohio State (63) (8–0) | Ohio State (63) (9–0) | Ohio State (65) (10–0) | Ohio State (64) (11–0) | Ohio State (65) (12–0) | Ohio State (65) (12–0) | Ohio State (65) (12–0) | Florida* (64) (13–1) | 1. |
| 2. | Notre Dame (10) | Texas (7) (1–0) | Notre Dame (3) (2–0) | Auburn (2) (3–0) | Auburn (2) (4–0) | Auburn (1) (5–0) | Florida (6–0) | Michigan (7–0) | Michigan (8–0) | Michigan (9–0) | Michigan (10–0) | Michigan (1) (11–0) | Michigan (11–1) | USC (10–1) | Florida (12–1) | Ohio State (12–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Texas (8) | USC (3) (1–0) | Auburn (2) (2–0) | USC (2) (2–0) | USC (2) (3–0) | USC (4–0) | USC (5–0) | USC (6–0) | USC (6–0) | West Virginia (2) (7–0) | Louisville (8–0) | Florida (9–1) | USC (9–1) | Michigan (11–1) | Michigan (11–1) | LSU (11–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Auburn (3) | Auburn (3) (1–0) т | USC (2) (1–0) | West Virginia (2) (3–0) | West Virginia (2) (4–0) | West Virginia (2) (5–0) | Michigan (6–0) | West Virginia (2) (6–0) | West Virginia (2) (7–0) | Texas (8–1) | Texas (9–1) | USC (8–1) | Florida (10–1) | Florida (11–1) | LSU (10–2) | USC (11–2) | 4. |
| 5. | West Virginia (6) | Notre Dame (8) (1–0) т | West Virginia (2) (2–0) | Florida (3–0) | Florida (4–0) | Florida (5–0) | West Virginia (2) (5–0) | Texas (6–1) | Texas (7–1) | Louisville (7–0) | Auburn (9–1) | Arkansas (9–1) | Arkansas (10–1) | LSU (10–2) | Louisville (11–1) | Boise State (1) (13–0) | 5. |
| 6. | USC (3) | West Virginia (5) (1–0) | LSU (2–0) | Michigan (3–0) | Michigan (4–0) | Michigan (5–0) | Texas (5–1) | Louisville (6–0) | Louisville (7–0) | Auburn (8–1) | Florida (8–1) | Notre Dame (9–1) | Notre Dame (10–1) | Louisville (10–1) | Wisconsin (11–1) | Louisville (12–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Florida | Florida (1–0) | Florida (2–0) | Texas (2–1) | Texas (3–1) | Texas (4–1) | Louisville (5–0) | Tennessee (5–1) | Auburn (7–1) | Florida (7–1) | USC (7–1) | Rutgers (9–0) | West Virginia (9–1) | Wisconsin (11–1) | Oklahoma (11–2) | Wisconsin (12–1) | 7. |
| 8. | LSU | LSU (1–0) | Texas (1–1) | Louisville (3–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Louisville (4–0) | Tennessee (5–1) | Auburn (6–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | California (8–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | Louisville (9–1) | Arkansas (10–2) т | USC (10–2) | Michigan (11–2) | 8. |
| 9. | California | Florida State (1–0) | Florida State (2–0) | Georgia (3–0) | LSU (3–1) | LSU (4–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Florida (6–1) | Florida (6–1) | USC (6–1) | Notre Dame (8–1) | LSU (8–2) | LSU (9–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) т | Boise State (12–0) | Auburn (11–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Oklahoma | Michigan (1–0) | Georgia (2–0) | LSU (2–1) | Georgia (4–0) | Georgia (5–0) | California (5–1) | Notre Dame (5–1) | Clemson (7–1) | California (7–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Louisville (8–1) | Wisconsin (11–1) | Boise State (12–0) | Auburn (10–2) | West Virginia (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Florida State | Tennessee (1–0) | Michigan (2–0) | Virginia Tech (3–0) | Virginia Tech (4–0) | Oregon (4–0) | Auburn (5–1) | California (6–1) | Notre Dame (6–1) | Notre Dame (7–1) | Arkansas (8–1) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (9–2) | Auburn (10–2) | Notre Dame (10–2) | Oklahoma (11–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Miami | Georgia (1–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Notre Dame (2–1) | Notre Dame (3–1) | Notre Dame (4–1) | Clemson (5–1) | Clemson (6–1) | California (7–1) | Arkansas (7–1) | LSU (7–2) | Wisconsin (10–1) | Boise State (11–0) | Notre Dame (10–2) | Arkansas (10–3) | Rutgers (11–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Louisville | Louisville (1–0) | Tennessee (2–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Iowa (4–0) | Tennessee (4–1) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Georgia Tech (5–1) | Arkansas (6–1) | LSU (6–2) | Tennessee (7–2) | Boise State (10–0) | Oklahoma (9–2) | Rutgers (10–1) | West Virginia (10–2) | Texas (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Michigan | Iowa (1–0) | Virginia Tech (2–0) | Iowa (3–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–1) | LSU (4–2) | LSU (5–2) | LSU (6–2) | Boise State (8–0) | Boise State (9–0) | Wake Forest (9–1) | Auburn (10–2) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | California (10–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Georgia | Oklahoma (1–0) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Tennessee (2–1) | Tennessee (3–1) | Clemson (4–1) | Iowa (5–1) | Arkansas (5–1) | Boise State (8–0) | Rutgers (8–0) | Rutgers (8–0) | Auburn (9–2) | Rutgers (9–1) | West Virginia (9–2) | Wake Forest (11–2) | Arkansas (10–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Iowa | Virginia Tech (1–0) | Iowa (2–0) | TCU (3–0) | Oklahoma (3–1) | California (4–1) | Georgia (5–1) | Oregon (5–1) | Rutgers (7–0) | Boston College (7–1) | Wisconsin (9–1) | Oklahoma (8–2) | Georgia Tech (9–2) | Wake Forest (10–2) | Rutgers (10–2) | BYU (11–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Virginia Tech | Miami (0–1) | Miami (1–1) | Oklahoma (2–1) | TCU (3–0) | Florida State (3–1) | Arkansas (4–1) | Nebraska (6–1) | Wisconsin (7–1) | Wisconsin (8–1) | Oklahoma (7–2) | California (8–2) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | Texas (9–3) т | Tennessee (9–3) | Notre Dame (10–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Clemson | Clemson (1–0) | Oregon (2–0) | Florida State (2–1) | Clemson (3–1) | Georgia Tech (4–1) | Oregon (5–1) | Boise State (6–0) | Boston College (6–1) | Oklahoma (6–2) | Wake Forest (8–1) | Georgia Tech (8–2) | Boston College (9–2) | Tennessee (9–3) т | Texas (9–3) | Wake Forest (11–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Penn State | Penn State (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Clemson (2–1) | Florida State (3–1) | Iowa (4–1) | Missouri (6–0) | Rutgers (6–0) | Oklahoma (5–2) | Clemson (7–2) | Georgia Tech (7–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Tennessee (8–3) | Nebraska (9–3) | BYU (10–2) | Virginia Tech (10–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Nebraska | Oregon (1–0) | TCU (2–0) | Boston College (3–0) | California (3–1) | Boise State (5–0) | Boise State (6–0) | Oklahoma (4–2) | Nebraska (6–2) | Georgia Tech (6–2) | Virginia Tech (7–2) | Boston College (8–2) | Wake Forest (9–2) | BYU (10–2) | California (9–3) | Boston College (10–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Oregon | Nebraska (1–0) | California (1–1) | California (2–1) | Nebraska (3–1) | Virginia Tech (4–1) | Nebraska (5–1) | Wisconsin (6–1) | Georgia Tech (5–2) | Texas A&M (8–1) | Oregon (7–2) | Maryland (8–2) | BYU (9–2) | California (8–3) | Texas A&M (9–3) | Oregon State (10–4) | 21. |
| 22. | TCU | California (0–1) | Arizona State (2–0) | Arizona State (3–0) | Boise State (4–0) | Nebraska (4–1) | Virginia Tech (4–1) | Boston College (5–1) | Texas A&M (7–1) | Wake Forest (7–1) | Boston College (7–2) | Tennessee (7–3) | California (8–3) | Texas A&M (9–3) | Nebraska (9–4) | TCU (11–2) | 22. |
| 23. | Tennessee | TCU (1–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Nebraska (2–1) | Rutgers (4–0) | Missouri (5–0) | Oklahoma (3–2) | Texas A&M (6–1) | Missouri (7–1) | Virginia Tech (6–2) | Maryland (7–2) | BYU (8–2) | Nebraska (8–3) | Georgia Tech (9–3) | Boston College (9–3) | Georgia (9–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Arizona State | Texas Tech (1–0) | Texas Tech (2–0) | Penn State (2–1) | Georgia Tech (3–1) | Rutgers (5–0) | Rutgers (5–0) | Missouri (6–1) | Wake Forest (6–1) | Oregon (6–2) | Texas A&M (8–2) | Nebraska (8–3) | Clemson (8–3) | Hawaiʻi (10–2) | Oregon State (9–4) | Penn State (9–4) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas Tech | Arizona State (1–0) | Penn State (1–1) | Boise State (3–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Boston College (4–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Wake Forest (6–1) | Oregon (5–2) | Washington State (6–3) | BYU (7–2) | Clemson (8–3) | Hawaiʻi (9–2) | Boston College (9–3) | TCU (10–2) | Tennessee (9–4) | 25. |
| Week 1 Aug 18 |
Week 2 Sept 2 |
Week 3 Sept 9 |
Week 4 Sept 16 |
Week 5 Sept 23 |
Week 6 Sept 30 |
Week 7 Oct 7 |
Week 8 Oct 14 |
Week 9 Oct 21 |
Week 10 Oct 28 |
Week 11 Nov 4 |
Week 12 Nov 11 |
Week 13 Nov 18 |
Week 14 Nov 25 |
Week 15 Dec 2 |
Week 16 Final |
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| Dropped: None |
Dropped: Clemson |
Dropped: Miami Texas Tech |
Dropped: Boston College Arizona State Penn State |
Dropped: TCU |
Dropped: Florida State Boston College |
Dropped: Iowa Georgia Virginia Tech |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Nebraska Missouri |
Dropped: Clemson Washington State |
Dropped: Oregon Texas A&M |
Dropped: Maryland |
Dropped: Clemson |
Dropped: Georgia Tech Hawaiʻi |
Dropped: Texas A&M Nebraska |
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